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November 8, 2010
Today my wife was preparing for a party with a bunch of girlfriends. As we worked all around the house, she sighed and said “Why do I have parties? They are so much work to prepare for.” Right now I’m in my studio, and she’s throwing her party. I’ve popped in on her and her..read more |
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November 4, 2010
My last blog post prompted a memory: As is the case for us all, I’ve been hurt by people. I remember one specific case, which I won’t go into too deeply, was an eye-opener for me. An old friend wanted to hire me for a job. Through the grapevine I heard that a mutual acquaintance..read more |
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For most of my life, I had something to prove to someone. I’m not exactly sure who to. I don’t think my friends growing up expected something more from me than I was capable of giving. My parents were loving and supportive. But inside me, there was a validation that I always longed for, and..read more |
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October 30, 2010
I am enthralled by the idea of real community. What I want to accomplish through the sharing of my songs and ideas is community. A friend told me that I should go start a church instead of try to build a community through music. I truly can’t stand the idea. I remember myself in fifth..read more |
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October 11, 2010
I recently watched the first episode of season 4 of Mad Men. I know, I’m behind… For those of you who don’t know, the main character is Don Draper – A dapper businessman working in the advertising world during the sixties. In this episode, we find him just having started up a small company after..read more |
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September 30, 2010
It’s come to my attention that Abraham Lincoln was right. Yesterday I was surfing the net and came upon a quote from an unknown user – “Very rarely is total honesty even a good policy, let alone the best policy. If you always tell the truth though, it will be easier to remember what you’ve..read more |
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September 29, 2010
For those interested, here is the original short story of The Archiver, mentioned in yesterday’s post: The Archiver is on a lifelong quest to preserve his bloodline’s rich heritage. He’s collected home movies from anyone and everyone connected to his family line. From his Great, Great Grandmother to his Third Cousin, Twice Removed, he is..read more |
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September 27, 2010
It began when I awoke… The night before, my long-time bass player and close friend, Josh, told me about a fictitious character he thought of based on a nickname I was given – The Archiver. He mentioned a man who collected things obsessively; who thought that nothing was as important as the preserving of information...read more |